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Press Release
NRA LAMBASTED FOR DECEPTIONS IN OPPOSING INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRADE TREATY
Weeks before crucial talks begin at the United Nations to finalize a global Arms Trade Treaty, Amnesty International will host a telephone news press briefing with hip-hop artist and humanitarian Emmanuel Jal, Virginia Tech shooting survivor Colin Goddard, and Amnesty International's Frank Jannuzi at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 7.
March 1, 2013
Press Release
Former Haitian President Duvalier’s Presence in Court Brings Some Hope to Survivors of Torture and Victims’ Families
The presence of former Haitian “president for life” Jean-Claude Duvalier in court Thursday on charges relating to human rights abuses brings a glimmer of hope for the families of those subjected to extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances and the survivors of torture during Duvalier’s years in power, said Amnesty International.
March 1, 2013
Press Release
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA ANNOUNCES RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) announced today that it will begin the recruitment process for a new Executive Director. A Search Committee composed of members, staff, and the Board, will work with Koya Leadership Partners to recruit an Executive Director to lead the U.S. section of the grassroots human rights organization.
March 1, 2013
Update
5 Questions on Drones Senators Should Ask Attorney General Holder on Wednesday
Join Amnesty International in urging Senate Judiciary Committee members to ask Attorney General Holder the following 5 questions about drones, Guantanamo and the administration’s “global war” legal theory, in order to help ensure that no person—US citizen or anyone else—is unlawfully killed or detained.
March 1, 2013
Press Release
Despite Early Objections, Congress Passes Inclusive Violence Against Women Act
Amnesty International issued the following comments from Michelle Ringuette, chief of campaigns and programs, following the House vote on the Violence Against Women Act.
February 28, 2013
Update
The World’s Biggest Gun Show
Amnesty International has been able to trace the flow of weapons from manufacturers exhibiting at IDEX to the very weapons used in countries where serious human rights abuses have taken place.
February 28, 2013
Update
Five Reasons to Be Excited About Passage of the Violence Against Women Act
The last Congress missed a momentous opportunity to stand up for the safety of all women. This is an amazing victory that will help end violence against women in the United States – ALL women, not just some.
February 28, 2013
Press Release
Supporters Deliver 450,000 Petitions From Tutu’s Global Call to Free Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo
In a campaign led by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the International Committee for Liu Xiaobo, with the support of Amnesty International, hundreds of thousands of people around the world united on Wednesday in support of imprisoned Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia.
February 27, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Responds to Rep. Mike Kelly’s House Briefing Against Arms Trade Treaty
In response to today’s House briefing against the Arms Trade Treaty by Rep. Mike Kelly, Amnesty International USA issued the following comment from Michelle Ringuette, chief of campaigns and programs.
February 27, 2013
Press Release
Crucial Voices Missing from House Hearing on Drones
Zeke Johnson, director of Amnesty International USA’s Security and Human Rights campaign, issued the following statement in response to today’s hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on the use of drones to target U.S. citizens overseas who are suspected of terror activities:
February 27, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Monitoring Bradley Manning Hearings
Amnesty International issued the following statement regarding Bradley Manning: "Bradley Manning was arrested in May 2010 while stationed with the U.S. army in Iraq. He has been charged with multiple counts of obtaining and distributing thousands of classified documents to unauthorized parties and 'aiding the enemy.'
February 27, 2013
Press Release
State of Louisiana Must Not Appeal Federal Ruling Overturning Conviction in Angola 3 Case
Amnesty International called on Louisiana Attorney General James Caldwell today not to appeal a federal court ruling overturning the conviction of Albert Woodfox of the ‘Angola 3’ for the second-degree murder of a prison guard in 1972. Amnesty International has raised serious human rights concerns over the case for many years.
February 27, 2013